Malawi vs Myanmar: Number of infant deaths
Malawi
25,217 deaths
in 2024
Myanmar
29,371 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
32nd
Myanmar rank
29th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 29,371 deaths against 25,217 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 4,154 deaths.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,096 deaths | 122,861 deaths | 83,765 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 40,642 deaths | 118,568 deaths | 77,926 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 49,128 deaths | 107,925 deaths | 58,797 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 56,027 deaths | 88,076 deaths | 32,049 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 40,728 deaths | 67,009 deaths | 26,281 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 25,431 deaths | 42,638 deaths | 17,206 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 24,690 deaths | 31,796 deaths | 7,105 deaths | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 29,371 deaths against 25,217 deaths in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 4,154 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Malawi ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .